The Kids Are All Right

The last few weeks have seen a spate of impressive achievements by pre-teens. First, 10-year-old Ashima Shiraishi sent Crown of Aragorn (V13) in Hueco Tanks. Previously, Ashima notched Power of Silence (V10), also at Hueco, when she was only 8. Although there is no video currently released of her Crown ascent, here’s some footage of her at a competition at age 9.

Another impressive recent ascent of The Aquarium (V12) at Bishop, CA is credited to 11-year-old Mirko Caballero. In addition to bouldering, Mirko has been crushing it on sport routes too- he sent Fugitive (5.13a) at Jailhouse, CA last year when he was just 10. You can check out Mirko’s blog here.